Film
A Rom-Com Miniseries Made Entirely in Quarantine
Love in the Time of Corona is striking for looking like a normal production despite its constraints.
Reviews
Film
An Oscar-winning Director Sets Her Sights on the Failed US Hostage Rescue in Iran
Barbara Kopple’s Desert One chronicles the disastrous events of Operation Eagle Claw in 1980.
Film
Our Top Picks for the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival
Highlights to catch at its first virtual edition include Spike Lee’s David Byrne documentary, a strong slate of Indigenous-led films, and a look at the FBI’s efforts to defame Martin Luther King Jr.
Film
An Artist Tries to Save Pepe the Frog From Fascists
The film Feels Good Man chronicles Matt Furie fighting his creation's co-option by the far right.
Books
During the Pandemic, Zadie Smith Sits With the Compulsion Towards Doing
Begun at the start of quarantine in the US and finished days after George Floyd’s murder, Intimations ekes out a semblance of narrative during our moment of destabilizing upheaval.
Film
A River in Crisis Runs Through Southeast Asia
Five directors speculate on the uncertain future of the Mekong River in the anthology film Mekong 2030.
Film
The Unwavering Beauty of In the Mood for Love
Twenty years later, Wong Kar-wai’s celebrated film remains a master work of affect, though the eeriness of certain scenes sit more heavily given current events in Hong Kong.
Books
Vivid Posters Chart a “People’s History” of the Struggle for Social Justice
Enjoy an excerpt of Celebrate People’s History, a timely book of political posters reprinted by the Feminist Press.
Books
César Aira Portrays Artforum as an Object of Desire
The novelist transforms the magazine into an ambiguous symbol of everything its reader might lack.
Books
Where Does a Work of Art Belong?
Like the international financial markets, the art museum is a controlling Western institution.
Art
Martha Tuttle's Sentient Stones at Storm King
When used as wayfinding landmarks or burial mounds, piles of stones can have an air of mystery about them.
Art
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Painter and Poet
Lawrence Ferlinghetti marks his 101st year with his first solo exhibition of paintings in New York.